Jannik Sinner lifted his first-ever major at the 2024 Australian Open
Jannik Sinner’s earnings are 5.88 percent higher than what Novak Djokovic collected when he won the Australian Open for the tenth time last year.
At the 2024 Australian Open, Jannik Sinner won his first-ever major after rallying from a two-set deficit to defeat Daniil Medvedev in a thrilling five-set match at the Rod Laver Arena, therefore establishing himself as the new King of Melbourne Park.
Jannik Sinner’s victory in the first men’s final without any of the “Big Three” since 2005 marked the occurrence of a player not named Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, or Roger Federer in exactly ten years.
The second game of the opening set had five deuces and lasted almost twelve minutes. Medvedev missed four break point opportunities in that game, but he still managed to surge ahead with a 3-1 lead and win the second set as well. After breaking back and threatening to take another set, Sinner pulled off a late comeback.
Following his victory over Daniil Medvedev of Russia in the men’s singles final of the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, in Melbourne, Australia, on Monday, January 29, Jannik Sinner of Italy reacts at a press conference.
After spending more than 20 hours on the court prior to the final, Medvedev was beginning to exhibit signs of weakness. Jannik Sinner took advantage of this by heavily ball-striking, which forced the Russian player further into the court.
The Italian broke in the tenth game of both the third and fourth sets, even holding off on a break point at 3-3, and then made a critical break of serve in the decider to lead 4-2 and set himself up for an incredible victory.
Sinner won his first Grand Slam championship and received 3,150,000 AUD in prize money, while Medvedev came in second place and received 1,725,000 AUD. Sinner’s earnings surpass those of Novak Djokovic, who won his 10th Australian Open championship last year, by 5.88 percent. Additionally, the Russian player’s earnings were 6.15 percent higher than those of Stefanos Tsitsipas, the other finalist for the 2023 tournament.
The prize money pool for the Australian Open was raised by 13.07 percent (or 10 million AUD) over the previous year’s competition, with the biggest percentage increases occurring in the preliminary rounds.
Add Your Heading Text HereJannik Sinner makes sensational comeback to claim Australian Open
Before the competition began in January, Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley declared, “We’ve upped prize money for every round at the Australian Open with the major increases in qualifying and the early rounds of singles and doubles.
We want to ensure Australia remains the launchpad for the global tennis season and the players and their teams have everything they need to help them perform at their best and continue to enjoy the Happy Slam.”
The 22-year-old overcomes Medvedev in an incredible final to win his maiden Grand Slam and become Italy’s first men’s singles champion since 1976.
When he was down a set and a break in the second set, Jannik Sinner had a lengthy and animated conversation with coach Darren Cahill just prior to the start of the sixth game.
Daniil Medvedev bullied the young Italian tactically and skillfully, forcing him to go inside his box for answers. It seemed that the best advice would be to weather the storm and see what comes out on the other side.
What actually happened was that Jannik Sinner won his first Grand Slam match with a trademark forehand victory, capping a three-hour and forty-four-minute Australian Open final in which Medvedev set the tempo but Sinner stormed home 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3.
What did happen was that the 22-year-old showed poise and the capacity to come back from a two-set deficit in his first Slam final against an opponent in his sixth. What happened was that the first Italian singles Slam champion since 1976 emerged victorious in the Australian Open final, becoming only the second player in the Open Era to accomplish it after two sets going down.
It was the latest Next Gen-turned-Slam champion, and the youngest since Novak Djokovic in 2008, who made history by becoming the first Australian Open men’s singles champion in ten years (since Stan Wawrinka in 2014).
Jannik Sinner did not throw a loud celebration after defeating 10-time champion Djokovic in the semifinals because he believed that the match was still ongoing. He didn’t even acknowledge the audience when it was over, just collapsing onto the court and getting back up without missing a beat. That’s the cool-headed former skier turned tennis sensation who said, “I don’t know anymore what to say,” to end his on-court address.
This also applies to Medvedev, the winner of the US Open in 2021, who has already dropped five of his six Slam final appearances. Twice from needing two sets to win (the first time being against Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open in 2022). “I think it’s better to be in the final than to have lost earlier,” Medvedev remarked, seeming dejected for a moment before cracking a smile.